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“There are cracks on that wall, too,” said BMC officials. However, when demolition task force began using a hydraulic crane, they targeted a pillar on the opposite side, which did not directly threaten the mosque. There is a need to know who will gain from the loss of priceless heritage, they say.Civic body officials maintain their actions revolve around stopping or preventing casualties. Till evening, the BMC had first demolished portions of the palace, which are not threatening the mosque.But many of those who care about heritage structures say the whole exercise raises doubts. BHOPAL: Unmindful of importance of heritage protection, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) initially indicated only a tower of Zeenat Manzil , the wall of which touches the mosque, would be demolished.There were calls on social media to protect Shams-ul-Masajid, popularly called Heera Masajid, much before the civic body began demolition early Wednesday morning..